Strange Country by Mark Dapin explores Australia’s most eccentric people, places, and traditions, revealing a nation shaped by heroes, legends, illusions, and hope through vivid travel writing and cultural insight.
Strange Country by Mark Dapin is a compelling journey into the eccentric, puzzling, and unforgettable corners of Australia. Drawing on his sharp observational style and journalistic storytelling, Dapin captures a nation defined by heroes and legends, illusions and delusions, resilience and hope, and the extraordinary characters who bring its stories to life.
This book uncovers an Australia rarely seen, where nostalgia collides with modern oddities and big-hearted generosity exists alongside small-minded thinking. From the last travelling boxing tent to feral sewer rats thriving in urban landscapes, from Vietnam veteran bikie culture to the iconic annual Parkes Elvis Festival, each story reveals a distinctive piece of the country’s strange and fascinating identity.
Blending travel writing, social commentary, and cultural exploration, Strange Country offers a richly textured portrait of a nation that is bold, bewildering, and endlessly surprising. It presents Australia as a land of contrasts—sometimes chaotic, often humorous, and always deeply human—through encounters that are as confronting as they are entertaining.
This is a travel book that moves beyond destinations to focus on the people, traditions, and subcultures that shape Australia’s character. It is a celebration of the unusual, the overlooked, and the unforgettable, presenting a country that is eccentric, puzzling, big-hearted, and sometimes just plain mad.
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